Campus sustainability: climate change, transport and paper reduction

作者: Alison Atherton , Damien Giurco

DOI: 10.1108/14676371111148054

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摘要: Purpose – This paper aims to detail the design of a campus climate change strategy, transport strategy and reduction at University Technology, Sydney (Australia).Design/methodology/approach The approach development used desktop research staff/student consultation inform objectives, targets actions for each strategy. strengths weaknesses governance structures implementation are also discussed.Findings A selection given here, with further details objectives in main text. Climate change: reduce emissions by 11 percent 2012/2013, 30 2020. Transport: double proportion commuting trips walking cycling 35 2011. Paper reduction: 2011, decrease purchased 20 increasing recycled use percent. momentum generated shows that it can play significant role cr...

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